JamesG1
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Your 2020 contributions of $1,750 are not eligible to be deducted? 

 

Are you not covered by a high-deductible health plan?

 

The software will likely conclude that you have an excess contribution that may be:

  • Withdrawn in part,
  • Withdrawn in full, or
  • Subject to an extra tax of 6%.

The remedy is generally to withdraw the $1,750 by May 17 from the plan so as to avoid the 6% penalty.

 

If you are not covered by a high-deductible health plan, you should make no more contributions to your health savings account.

 

To be eligible to contribute to an Health Savings Account in 2020, you:

  • Must have been covered by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP);
  • Did not have Medicare or other secondary health insurance policy; and
  • Were not eligible to be claimed as a dependent on another return, no matter if you were claimed or not.

 

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